Raoul Dowding Vets – Vets in Gainsborough
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is very positive overall, with many owners describing the team as friendly, caring, knowledgeable, and consistently professional. - Several reviews highlight good access and flexibility, including same-day appointments and Bridget seeing a dog during her lunch break when no standard slots were left. - Owners value clear communication, including vets taking time to explain medication and answer questions.
Raoul Dowding Vets is a Gainsborough practice that is part of VetPartners. It offers a mix of routine and urgent veterinary care, with reviews repeatedly highlighting quick access, flexible handling of difficult situations, and a friendly front-of-house team. Recent feedback remains very positive, with particular praise for clear communication and caring, professional staff.
Services
- •Urgent and emergency care: Owners describe being seen quickly when worried, including same-day appointments and immediate assessment for pets needing urgent attention. Reviews also mention staff examining pets outside or in the car when moving them was difficult.
- •General consultations and examinations: The practice carries out routine clinical checks as well as more specific work-ups, including a prostate exam, assessment of sudden hind-end weakness, and checks when owners are concerned about a pet’s condition.
- •Treatment for illness and infection: Reviews mention medication being prescribed after examination, including antibiotics and other treatment for suspected infection.
- •Preventive and routine care: The practice website references care from first vaccinations onward, and reviews mention microchipping, including the clinic contacting an owner after a chipped pet was found.
- •Monitoring and advice: Owners mention weight checks and discussion around overweight management, as well as clear explanations about medication.
- •Breeding and pregnancy-related checks: A recent review mentions Bridget fitting in a worried owner’s dog for a pregnancy-related check when the dog was expecting puppies.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Review feedback is largely positive overall, though one recent owner noted that cost can still be a concern.
People
- •Bridget (vet): Praised for fitting in an appointment during her lunch break for a worried owner and carrying out a thorough check-up.
- •Andrew Chadwick (vet): Mentioned positively for calmly handling a reactive dog, agreeing a plan in advance, and managing a difficult examination professionally.
- •Emily Whittingham (nurse): Previously mentioned for examining an elderly dog in the car when the owner could not lift them inside.
- •Raoul Dowding (vet): Previously praised for promptly assessing an elderly dog in the car park, diagnosing the issue, and prescribing treatment.
- •Reception and nursing team: Frequently described as friendly, welcoming, helpful, and efficient in arranging appointments and supporting owners during stressful visits.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.7 stars from 459 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is very positive overall, with many owners describing the team as friendly, caring, knowledgeable, and consistently professional.
- •Several reviews highlight good access and flexibility, including same-day appointments and Bridget seeing a dog during her lunch break when no standard slots were left.
- •Owners value clear communication, including vets taking time to explain medication and answer questions.
- •Specific examples include calm handling of a reactive dog, strong praise for reception staff and nurses, and one review noting that treatment costs can be a downside despite otherwise good service.
